| Aside from sufficient a hard drive, removable storage is key to every business, large or small. Data stored on hard disks is vulnerable to corruption and can be lost regardless of preventative measures already in place. MicroAge provides a series of backup data solutions including tape backup, CD, DVD, Flash, Floppy, Zip, Jaz, and more. We will recommend a system most effective for your business. |  |
| All means of removable storage can be broken down into 3 categories. The oldest category is magnetic drives , which includes floppy drives, hard drives, tape backup, Zip and Jaz drives. The next category is optical drives , which includes CD-ROM and DVD. The final category is solid state storage (because the drives contain no moving parts), and includes flash memory storage. For some small or home-based businesses, magnetic drives can be good as a means for backing up small applications, documents and small databases. Zip drives are inexpensive and quite easy to install. However, they have a slow data-transfer-rate, and are impractical for backing up more than a few hundred megabytes. Jaz drives can hold up to 2 GB of data, and have a faster data transfer rate. They are a good backup storage option for everyday use. Floppy disks can hold 1.44 MB of data, and are preferable for small documents. CD's and DVD's are both ideal options for many. CD's have the capacity to hold 700 MB (as much data as about 700 floppy disks), while DVD's hold 4.7 GB of data, and are quickly becoming the removable storage option of choice due to their capacity and price. Flash memory is a plug-and-play storage device, which is more costly. It is mainly used in laptops, digital cameras, digital audio players, hand-held computers and video games. Additional hard drives or backup servers are sufficient for large corporations needing to archive an abundance of information. 
Online Catalogue Shop our online catalogue by selecting a category , brand or price range on the right and view our wide selection of removable storage options available. Our MicroAge sales professionals will be pleased to assist you in choosing a removable storage device to accommodate your company's storage or archiving needs. Contact us today and speak to one of our knowledgeable sales professionals. |
